Landscape: 2.26MB, Program, 1/1600, f3.4, 125 ISO, 6.3-63mm at 6.3mm (36mm equiv) Click image to access original at Flickr Landscape: 3.55MB, Program, 1/1600, f3.4, 125 ISO, 6.3-63mm at 6.3mm (36mm equiv) Click image to access original at Flickr Landscape: 2.56MB, Program, 1/640, f5.6, 125 ISO, 6.3-63mm at 63mm (360mm equiv) Click image to access original at Flickr Landscape: 2.91MB, Program, 1/640, f5.6, 200 ISO, 6.3-63mm at 63mm (360mm equiv) Click image to access original at Flickr Action: 2.63MB, Program, 1/500, f5, 400 ISO, 6.3-63mm at 18.3mm (105mm equiv) Click image to access original at Flickr Indoor: 3.12MB, Program, 1/80, f3.4, 400 ISO, 6.3-63mm at 6.3mm (36mm equiv) Click image to access original at Flickr Indoor: 2.25MB, Program, 1/10, f3.4, 800 ISO, 6.3-63mm at 6.3mm (36mm equiv) Click image to access original at Flickr Indoor: 2.27MB, Program, 1/50, f4, 1600 ISO, 6.3-63mm at 6.3mm (36mm equiv) Click image to access original at Flickr Now check out our verdict!

The following images were taken with a Canon IXUS 1000 HS PowerShot SD4500 IS. The IXUS 1000 HS / SD4500 IS was set to Large Fine JPEG quality, Auto White Balance and Evaluative metering. Optical Image Stabilisation was enabled for all these handheld images.

The individual exposure mode, file sizes, shutter speeds, aperture, ISO and lens focal length are listed for each image. A number of the images can be downloaded in their original format; click the photo to access the files (where available) at flickr. These files are for personal evaluation only and cannot be used in another publication or website without permission.

Note: you may wish to open a number of galleries for direct comparison of detail and noise: Canon IXUS 300 HS / SD4000 IS sample images, Canon PowerShot S95 sample images, Panasonic Lumix TZ10 / ZS7 sample images.